The 2025 Lubbock Heart Walk, the signature event of the American Heart Association, will return to the Texas Tech campus on Saturday with a new location, new goals and guidance from two dynamic university leaders.

Chris Cook, assistant professor of practice and assistant dean of enrollment management and marketing in the Texas Tech College of Media and Communication, and Dr. Scott Shurmur, a cardiologist and chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, are co-chairmen of the 2025 Lubbock Heart Walk, according to a news release. Cook also leads his own public relations firm, Chris Cook Communications, and is director of public relations for Primitive/AthletiQ Media.

The walk is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Fraizer Alumni Pavilio

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